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In namgu (KR-26), unemployment is 3.3% (2025).

Namgu is a city in South Korea. At the end of 2025, the unemployment rate was 3.3%. Its population was 254,413 in June 2026. There were 2.6 doctors per 1,000 people in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-1918 sources

Population254,413people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026
Unemployment rate3.3%country median 2.7% — 22% aboveOfficial source · KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate
Recorded crime3,409incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Official source · KR-Police-regional-crime-2024
PM2.5, annual mean12.28µg/m³country median 16.0 — 23% belowOfficial source · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations

Higher unemployment than 64% of South Korean cities that publish it and cleaner air than 91% of South Korean cities that publish it.

Which South Korea-wide rules apply when you move to namgu?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in South KoreaNational rates and thresholds that apply in namgu.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The housing-vacancy rate was 11.1% at the end of 2024. The city had 112,076 dwellings in 2024.

No city-level rent figure is published for namgu. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
namgu recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€29
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited31.8 EUR/month30 Sept 2026KT 100 Mbps internet10Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB28.91 EUR/month30 Sept 2026KT mobile data plan11Official · national market
Dwellings112,076 dwellings31 Dec 2024DT_1JU1501 2024 housing units by municipality2Official
Housing Vacancy Rate Percent11.07 %31 Dec 2024DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality3Official

Is namgu a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 50–68%
Skilled employee72%strong on work, weak on safety · range 64–80%
Student52%strong on education, weak on work · range 44–60%
Family66%strong on family, weak on cost · range 58–74%
Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 43–63%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in namgu?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (2025). Source: KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate8

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in namgu is 3.3%. Of 218 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 0.5 to under 1%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Unemployment rate3.3 %country median 2.7%31 Dec 2025KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate8Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to namgu. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Work24 public employment service — Public employment service

Ministry of Employment and Labor, Republic of Korea

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in namgu. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Public language course providers4 count30 Sept 2026National KIIP operating-institution register14Official
School Count51 schools21 Jul 2026Schoolinfo official open-data callback response17Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Doctors per 1,000 residents2.6 per 1,00031 Dec 2024KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors_per_10006Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,410 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024KOSIS e-RegionIndex hospital_beds_per_100k7Official
Hospitals19 count30 Jun 2026HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보4Official
Pharmacies118 count30 Jun 2026HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 약국정보서비스4Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents260 per 100,00031 Dec 2024KOSIS e-RegionIndex doctors_per_10006Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in namgu under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Doctors per 1,000 residents2.6 per 1,000Verified 2026-07-21
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is namgu?

Police recorded about 3,409 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: KR-Police-regional-crime-20249

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,409 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024KR-Police-regional-crime-20249Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents43.24 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024KR-Police-regional-crime-20249Official

Language courses and integration in namgu

National KIIP operating-institution register lists 4 publicly funded course providers in namgu (checked 2026-09-16). Their individual addresses are not listed here yet; the national programme below explains who can enrol and how.

Provider count verified

Early Adaptation Program — Newcomer Adaptation

Ministry of Justice / Korea Immigration Service

For newly arrived foreign residents, international students, workers, marriage migrants.

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Social Integration Program (KIIP) — Integration course

Ministry of Justice / Korea Immigration Service

For foreign residents in Korea, people within three years of naturalization.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in namgu.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 12.3 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in namgu?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 12.3 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 12.28 µg/m³ · Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations1
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in South KoreaAnnual PM2.5 in namgu is 12.3 µg/m³. Of 234 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 17 to under 18 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean12.28 µg/m³country median 16.031 Dec 2024Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations1Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 26.8 km² in 2020. Population density was 9,489.1 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in namgu?

The published population was 254,413 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 202612

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area26.82 km²2020Official KOSIS visual statistics, Korea City Statistics, regional area; joined to the archived MOIS/KOSIS si-gun-gu code and name.15Official
Foreign-resident share3.22 %31 Dec 2025Korea Immigration Service registered foreigners by si/gun/gu and nationality, 2025-12-315Official
Foreign residents8,345 people31 Mar 2026Registered foreigners by local government, March 202616Official
Population density9,489 people/km²31 Dec 2024Exact si-gun-gu density derived from archived official MOIS/KOSIS resident population and exact official KOSIS area row.15Official
Population Female130,997 people30 Jun 2026MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 202613Official
Population Male123,416 people30 Jun 2026MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 202613Official
Population254,413 people30 Jun 2026MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 202612Official

International community in namgu

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Citizenship

Persons recorded in the official KOSIS registered-foreigner population table; this is not the total resident population and is not interchangeable with resident citizenship. · 2025

Published groupPeopleShare
계8,068100.0%
베트남1,78222.1%
네팔1,62220.1%
중국1,49318.5%
방글라데시7759.6%
미얀마3514.4%
우즈베키스탄2593.2%
인도네시아2102.6%
일본1952.4%
타이완(대만)1411.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
몽골1291.6%
파키스탄1191.5%
인도1081.3%
한국계중국인941.2%
미국921.1%
러시아(연방)911.1%
스리랑카680.8%
필리핀570.7%
카자흐스탄370.5%
캄보디아340.4%
캐나다300.4%
타이(태국)280.3%
영국210.3%
라오스200.2%
프랑스180.2%
남아프리카공화국170.2%
한국계러시아인170.2%
부룬디170.2%
키르기즈150.2%
콜롬비아140.2%
오스트레일리아120.1%
튀르키예120.1%
에티오피아120.1%
이란110.1%
모로코100.1%
말레이시아90.1%
독일90.1%
브라질80.1%
이탈리아80.1%
멕시코80.1%
가나60.1%
르완다60.1%
우크라이나50.1%
튀니지50.1%
아제르바이잔50.1%
레소토50.1%
이집트40.0%
폴란드40.0%
나이지리아30.0%
뉴질랜드30.0%
덴마크30.0%
케냐30.0%
타지키스탄30.0%
벨라루스30.0%
콩고민주공화국30.0%
수단30.0%
알제리30.0%
홍콩20.0%
카메룬20.0%
스페인20.0%
벨기에20.0%
체코20.0%
마다가스카르20.0%
노르웨이10.0%
티모르민주공화국(동티모르)10.0%
아일랜드10.0%
네덜란드10.0%
페루10.0%
그리스10.0%
스위스10.0%
핀란드10.0%
에콰도르10.0%
탄자니아10.0%
이스라엘10.0%
코트디부아르10.0%
포르투갈10.0%
베네수엘라10.0%
칠레10.0%
아르헨티나10.0%
과테말라10.0%
크로아티아10.0%
잠비아10.0%
콩고10.0%
도미니카공화국10.0%
짐바브웨10.0%
리투아니아10.0%
슬로바크10.0%
엘살바도르10.0%
코스타리카10.0%
레바논10.0%
조지아10.0%
오만10.0%
모잠비크10.0%
룩셈부르크10.0%
베냉10.0%
영국외지민10.0%
벨리즈10.0%
니제르10.0%
팔라우10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source18

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households121,732 households30 Jun 2026MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 202613Official

Alternatives for people set on namgu

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

군산시 as a namgu alternative in the same country

Better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Unemployment: 1.7% 군산시 vs 3.3% namgu−48%
  • Annual PM2.5: 18.0 µg/m³ 군산시 vs 12.3 µg/m³ namgu+47%
  • Empty flats: 16.1% 군산시 vs 11.1% namgu+46%
  • Foreign residents: 4.0% 군산시 vs 3.2% namgu+25%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,690.0 군산시 vs 1,410.0 namgu+20%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,186 군산시 vs 3,409 namgu−7%
  • Residents: 255,591 군산시 vs 254,413 namgu+0%
Full comparisonMore about 군산시

Alternative cities in South Korea

Other cities in South Korea to compare with namgu, nearest in population first.

All South Korea cities
오산시253,590 residents군산시255,591 residents달성군252,000 residents군포시249,462 residentsbuggu260,736 residents경산시263,406 residents

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namgu in rankings

#21 of 30 in South Korean cities with the lowest annual PM2.5

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in namgu?

The published population was 254,413 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in namgu?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 12.3 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Air Pollution Level Confirmation Data — 2024 PM2.5 station observations.

How safe is namgu?

Police recorded about 3,409 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: KR-Police-regional-crime-2024.

What is the unemployment rate in namgu?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (2025). Source: KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rate.

How many foreign residents live in namgu?

8,345 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is namgu a good place to live?

namgu may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people are in the 지부티 citizenship group in namgu?

The official citizenship distribution records 0 people (0.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 19). namgu (KR-26), South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 5195d5204cf1f86992b04f80be3206ef]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/namgu-26290/ Retrieved 2026-09-19. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_namgu-kr-26-south-korea-population-rent-cost-of-living_53de1e6943de,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {namgu (KR-26), South Korea: population, rent, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-19},
  version = {5195d5204cf1f86992b04f80be3206ef},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/namgu-26290/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-19. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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  3. DT_1JU1512 2024 vacant housing units by municipality kosis.kr · checked 2026-07-22
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  4. National KIIP operating-institution register socinet.go.kr · checked 2026-09-15
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  7. Schoolinfo official open-data callback response schoolinfo.go.kr · checked 2026-07-21
  8. Statistics Korea / KOSIS citizenship distribution kosis.kr · checked 2026-08-28

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